Vapor-burner



(No M0551.) E. I. NICHOLS.

- VAPOR BURNER.

No, 551,835. Patented Dec. 24, 1895.

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VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentANo. 551,833, dated December 24, 1895. Appncaaon nea My24,1895. seri51N0.55o,551. m5150551 To @ZZ whom t mag/concern: v Be it known that I, EMoRY I. NICHOLS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of San Francisco and 5 State of California, have inventedy certain new and useful Improvements in Vap or-B urniers; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear,` and exact description of the My invention relates to improvements in combination vapor-burners intended for attachment to ordinary cooking-stoves, and is designed to be used independent of stoves, if so desired, and is adapted for the purpose of v burning oil and also for the burning of gasoline; and it consists in certain features of construction of parts which are more fully hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

Figure I is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are side elevations of burners in modified forms, partly in section.

A represents the burner-plate, showing two vburners attached thereto in Fig. 1, although the plate may be constructed for any number of burners, for one or more than two burners. Formed with the upper side of this plate are raised ribs 1, upon which rests the culinary vessel when the burner is in use. The upper side of this plate is also provided with a circular raised rib 2, surrounding each opening in the plate A, as shown in Figs. I and 2. It will be seen that the ribs 2 are not raised as high above the surface of plate as ribs 1. This admits of the free iiow of heat around and over the bottom of the culinary vessel when the burner is in use. Upon the rib 2 rests a cor-y responding depending circular rib 3, formed on the lowersurface of the cover or lid B. The object of this cover is to close the opening in the burner-plate so that the smoke arising from the burner while heating the generator may be carried off through the stove.

On the lower surface of the plate A are the adjustable brackets 4, with the depending iianges, as shown in Fig. 2 Aand by dotted lines in Fig. l, so connected to the burnerplate A as to permit of being adjusted to conform to the different sizes of stove-holes and thus make the plate universally applicable to any make and sizes of stoves.

l C represents the burners as shown in the several views and in different forms of constructing the same, but each burner is composed of a series of tubes, and formed by boring straight passages intersecting one another and having the ends closed by screws or plugs, as shown.

In Figs. 2 and i the burners are constructed in the form of right-angular tubes, with the abutment 8 exposed to the flame for the purpose of increasing the vaporizing-surfaces. The burners are the same, except in Fig. 4 there is a different burner-cap 5 shown, and the tube 6 is not used.

In Fig. 3 there is formed with the burner C a projection 7, extending out over the burnercap in the form of a double angular tube, as shown. This gives a large surface for vaporizing.

In Fig. 5 the burner C is constructed cheaper and in a more simple form, and, as shown, the branch pipe D is connected to the burner C by'passing over top of the burner-cap 5. This gives a large vaporizing-surface in the end of pipe D, which is directly over the cap 5.

Each burner, as shown in the several views, is vprovided with a cup E, depending from the lower tube of the burner. The cup E, as shown, also forms the stuffing-box for the regulatingvalve stem F. Secured to the tower end of the valve-stem F is the circular operating-lever H, the upper end of which extends up into the opening formed in the plate A. Three of the ribs 1, as shown, are made shorter than the rest to permit of the movement of the upper end of the lever II. The upper end of Iever H, which will be hot when the burner is in use, can be operated by the stove-lid handle or other'suitable appliances.

Connected to each burner and secured to the plate A are the branch supply-pipes D, which are connected to the reservoir by the main supply-pipe I. The reservoir is not shown in the drawings. The main supplypipe, as shown, is dropped below the line of branch pipes or may be connected direct on the same line as branch pipes.

The combination vapor-burner attachment, as shown and described, is adapted to be applied to all the various sizes of stoves, or can be used independent of a stove, if so desired. I thus provide a vapor-burner attachment IOO that will burn either oils or gasoline with equally as good results.

The operation of vapor-stoves is too well known to require a detailed explanation of the operation of my vapor-burner.

I am aware that vapor-burners for stoves are not new, and my invention is an improvement upon that class already existing; but

That I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Avapor burner attachment for stoves, consisting of a main plate formed with raised ribs on its upper surface and one or more openings for burner nozzles, a main supply pipe, a branch pipe, or pipes, extending from said main pipe to a burner nozzle, and a regulating lever adapted to be secured to the lower end of valve stem and the upper end of said lever extending up `into the burner opening inthe main plate, substantially as shown and described.

2. A vapor burner attachment for stoves consisting of a main supply pipe, a branch pipe or pipes extending from said main pipe to a burner nozzle, a regulating valve, and a main plate formed with 011e or more openings for burner nozzles and having raised circular ribs around each burner opening on the upper surface of said main plate to support a cover or lid with a corresponding circular dependent rib on its lower surface, and ribs or projections extending above the circular ribs on said main plate to support the culinary vessels so as to admit of the free ilow of heat between the bottom of the vessel to be heated and the said circular raised ribs, substan tially as shown and described.

A vapor burner attachment for cooking stoves, consisting oi an adjustable plate constructed with' raised ribs around the burner opening for supporting the cover or lid, and raised or projecting ribs for supporting the vessel to be heated, projecting above the ribs around the burner opening in said plate, a

main supply pipe, abranch pipe or pipes extending from said main pipe to a burner nozzle and secured to the main plate, and a regulating valve and stem the upper end of said valve stem extending up into the burner opening in the main plate, substantially as shown and described.

4. A vapor burner attachment for stoves, consisting of an adjustable plate formed with raised ribs around the burner openings for supporting the cover or lid and raised projections or ribs for supporting the vessel to be heated, projecting above the ribs around the burner, openings in said plate, a main supply pipe, a branch pipe or pipes, extending from said main pipe to a burner nozzle, a regulating valve stem, the upper end oi said stem extending up into the burner openin g in the main plat-e, and adjustable brackets on the lower surface of the main plate adapted to be adjustedto the various sizes of stoves, substantially as shown and described.

5. A vapor burner attachment i'or stoves consisting of a main plate with one or more burner openings, a raised rib around cach burner opening and a higher raised rib or projections for supporting the vessel to be heated, a main supply pipe, a branch pipe or pipes extending from said main pipe to a burner nozzle, a regulating valve and stem, the upper end of said stem extending up into the burner opening of said main plate, adjustable brackets on the lower surface of the main plate, and a burner constructed with an angle tube extending over the burner cap for increasing the vaporizing surface, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 14th day of May, 1.895.

EMORY I. NICHOLS. lVitnesses:

SAML. PRAGER, S. COHEN. 

